Saturday, March 8, 2025

TIDBIT FROM CLARE, 9 MARCH

 Clare 

Article: "Financial and Economic Measures.. Iraqi Finance Ministry Announces Results of its Meeting with the International Monetary Fund

 Quote: "The Ministries of Finance, Planning, Oil, Electricity and the Central Bank participated, focused on macroeconomic indicators, where a remarkable growth in non-oil GDP was recorded at 5% for 2024, driven by

the expansion of the agricultural sector and increased public spending, with growth expected to continue at 3.5% in 2025...

It was agreed to intensify efforts to expand cooperation with foreign correspondent banks...in addition to enhancing the use of the Iraqi dinar in major transactions, which enhances the strength of the national currency"

UN assessment: Iraq today is unrecognizable compared to years ago

   UN assessment: Iraq today is unrecognizable compared to years ago The UN coordinator in Iraq, Ghulam Ishaq Zai, gave an optimistic assess...